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Sometimes it's voluntary because the alternative is sitting in high confinement most hours of the day.
by linuxftw 7y ago
Sometimes it's voluntary because the alternative is sitting in high confinement most hours of the day.
- akiselev 7y ago> the alternative is sitting in high confinement most hours of the day. Then it's not voluntary.
- rmah 7y agoPrison is, by definition, non-voluntary.
- ryanmercer 7y agoPrison, by definition, is opt-in. You do the crime and show disregard for society, you opt-in.
- behringer 7y agoAnd of the people innocently imprisoned? https://www.innocenceproject.org/ https://www.innocenceproject.org/ Or those imprisoned for life for stupid shit? https://www.aclu.org/report/living-death-life-without-parole-nonviolent-offenses https://www.aclu.org/report/living-death-life-without-parole...
- ryanmercer 7y ago>And of the people innocently imprisoned? "estimate is that 1 percent of the US prison population, approximately 20,000 people, are falsely convicted." https://www.innocenceproject.org/how-many-innocent-people-are-in-prison/ https://www.innocenceproject.org/how-many-innocent-people-ar... While it is unfortunate, they make up 1% of the prison population.
- tylermw 7y agoAll fine and good until you're in that 1%. Then you might have a slightly different opinion on forced unpaid labor for someone else's profit, otherwise known as slavery. But seriously, I see that 1% and it solidifies why prison populations should not be subject to forced labor for profit. That is not a low number.
- inetknght 7y agoSo if the prisoners aren't paid but the prison is, that creates motive to (have more prisoners|create more non-voluntary workers) with an illusion of volunteering because otherwise those non-voluntary workers would be involuntarily staring at a wall all day.
- linuxftw 7y ago> Then it's not voluntary. Precisely. Prisons are allowed to create inhumane conditions to help boost their supply of willing volunteers.